History+of+Astromony+Web+Assignment

=History of Astronomy Web Assignment = = = Using the following websites answer the questions below. Answer the questions below.

[|Ancient Astronomers]

[|Ancient Astronomers NASA]

[|Greek Astronomers]

[|Greek Astronomers part II]

[|People in Astronomy]

[|People in Astronomy Part II]

[|Hubble Site]

[|NASA]

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 * 1) What is the history of astronomy?


 * 1) What tools did ancient astronomers use?


 * 1) Who discovered that the Earth orbits the Sun?


 * 1) Who was the first person to prove that the Earth rotates?


 * 1) Who was the first person to explain why the sun and stars move across the sky?


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Who was the first person to developed three laws regarding planetary motion?


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">What are the laws of planetary motion?


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Why did ancient civilizations consider astronomy to be important?


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">What is radio astronomy? When was it discovered?


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">What is SETI? When was it started? By whom?


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Is Pluto a planet? Who decided this?


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Who was the first person to go to space on vacation?


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">How does space research help with homeland security?


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Who is the “head honcho” (BOSS) of NASA?


 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Tahoma','sans-serif';">Make a list of astronomers and their discoveries/theories in a time-line format.